NFC for other things too?

[RobbySkateboard]

Do you think apple has put a block on the NFC chip so it can't be accessed by third party apps or will it be free to use? I know apple has a habit of including cool tech but not letting people access it right away. I want to be able to not just use the NFC for payments, but also to set up a car mode if I put it in a certain spot of my car, a night mode for when I put it on my night stand, and many other things too that android users have been able to do for years. Will iphone 6/6+ have that ability too?

 

[ct2k7]

Do you think apple has put a block on the NFC chip so it can't be accessed by third party apps or will it be free to use? I know apple has a habit of including cool tech but not letting people access it right away. I want to be able to not just use the NFC for payments, but also to set up a car mode if I put it in a certain spot of my car, a night mode for when I put it on my night stand, and many other things too that android users have been able to do for years. Will iphone 6/6+ have that ability too?

It wouldn't be so much a block on the chip rather than iOS (and relative APIs) not supporting it.

 

[Lloydbm41]

Do you think apple has put a block on the NFC chip so it can't be accessed by third party apps or will it be free to use? I know apple has a habit of including cool tech but not letting people access it right away. I want to be able to not just use the NFC for payments, but also to set up a car mode if I put it in a certain spot of my car, a night mode for when I put it on my night stand, and many other things too that android users have been able to do for years. Will iphone 6/6+ have that ability too?

NFC has a universal protocol. Whether or not iOS allows the phone to read those certain NFC stickers, transmit data to other phones or alter UI settings is the question. I don't think we will know for sure until we get our hands on the phone.
I personally have NFC tags and Lumia and Android phones that are NFC capable, so I will be trying it out as soon as I get my iPhone 6.

 

[RobbySkateboard]

this is pretty much the only reason I've wanted NFC for as long as it's been available. I mean, mobile payments is cool and all, but really I haven't found grabbing my card to be that big of an issue, especially considering that I try to use cash more often than not.

 

[jabingla2810]

Possibly in the future, maybe.

But Apple isn't really talking about 'NFC', it's talking about 'Apple Pay'.

NFC means nothing to a lot of users, but Apple is hoping 'Apple Pay' will.

Apple limits bluetooth, it can't send music, videos or photos to friends (Not without 3rd party apps) so I can see Apple limiting NFC in the same way.